Buxus sempervirens ‘Variegata’

Buxus sempervirens 'Variegata' produces small, inconspicuous yellow-green flowers in spring, nestled among the foliage and providing an early-season nectar source for bees and other pollinators. Small, oval evergreen leaves are deep green with irregular creamy white to pale yellow margins, creating a softly variegated appearance that provides year-round color. Dense branching and closely spaced foliage form a compact, finely textured framework, while new growth often emerges with brighter cream tones that accentuate the leafy pattern.

Derived from common boxwood, a species native to Europe, western Asia, and North Africa, this cultivated selection has long been valued for its ornamental foliage and adaptability to formal garden design. It is well suited to low hedges, edging, foundation plantings, containers, and topiary, where its evergreen leaves provide lasting structure and definition.